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we've already done is in the affordable care act we have a mandate that the employer is supposed to pay healthcare coverage or pay the difference. that's just a start. i don't think walmart should in effect be the largest recipient of public assistance in the country. in state after state after state walmart employees represent the largest group of medicaid recipients and largest group of food stamp recipients. we shouldn't have to bear that burden. we should put it on walmart. >> cenk: walmart, as congressman grayson is saying, winds up being the biggest taker of government subsidies in some of these programs. but the six heirs had a have more money than 40% of the country combined. that is amazing. congressman grayson. they came up with this idea. if you increase wages to $25,000 for the average walmart worker, they say $21,000 but we think it's lower but give them the benefit of the doubt right? that would increase costs to us of $20 per year for the consumer. $20 per year does not seem like a lot for the average customers. here is the result. it would lift 1.5 million out of poverty, create $1
we've already done is in the affordable care act we have a mandate that the employer is supposed to pay healthcare coverage or pay the difference. that's just a start. i don't think walmart should in effect be the largest recipient of public assistance in the country. in state after state after state walmart employees represent the largest group of medicaid recipients and largest group of food stamp recipients. we shouldn't have to bear that burden. we should put it on walmart. >> cenk:...
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you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> eliot: welcome back. i'm joined by professor reich of u.c. berkeley, former labor secretary under president clinton and author of "beyond outrage." we're going to talk fiscal cliff in a minute. before we get there this hp thing has me going nuts! it is wall street at its worst. they paid $11 billion then realized it is only worth a bit over $2 billion. you have every major law firm, accounting firm, investment bank involved. are they that blind and dumb still? can you make sense out of this? >> eliot not only can i not make sense of it but one thing does stand out. you've got goldman sachs you've got citigroup kpmg, deloitte, every major law firm, what are they getting paid for? and they're not getting paid a small amount of money. they're getting pai
you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >> eliot: welcome back. i'm joined by professor reich of u.c. berkeley, former labor secretary under president clinton and author of "beyond...
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gifts of healthcare. so that says fundamental misreading about what happened. i'll pour more salt in the wound. paul ryan said the reason we won is because we did well in urban areas. we won his hometown by 24 points and he lost it by ten and it's not an urban area. so it's disturbing within eighty days there is that think about that gift to young people, latinos. gifts of contraception to women. so if that's your diagnosis, and it actually has eerie echoes of the 47%. so to the think of soul searching. governor romney is going off the stage. others who are going to be facing voters in 2014 and 2016 are going to be most prominent in deciding a direction. i think that would be concerning to anybody in the republican party is thinking how do we get more square with the country as it exists today. >> i think technology played an interesting role in both of those moments and perhaps others in the campaign. i'd love to hear you talk about this for a moment. for example, in a previous era the 47% tape might never have been made or might have only been an audio taped
gifts of healthcare. so that says fundamental misreading about what happened. i'll pour more salt in the wound. paul ryan said the reason we won is because we did well in urban areas. we won his hometown by 24 points and he lost it by ten and it's not an urban area. so it's disturbing within eighty days there is that think about that gift to young people, latinos. gifts of contraception to women. so if that's your diagnosis, and it actually has eerie echoes of the 47%. so to the think of soul...
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it is lceal healthcare would not have pase d with out that. >> you were the first president since sdr to get 50% of the votwe twice. the country to talk to people. the truth is, the world had changed since 2008. all of those things have changed drastically. i went to see a lot of people and steven spielberg said to me, you have to blow up the 2008 campaign. you are on the the 1965 rolling stones once and then you charge too much for your ticket. it was an interesting way to think about that campaign. i said to the president i need you to promise me it is not going to be 2008 again. he said, what are you talking about? we've won. i said if we run the same campaign, i think we will get beat. we need a new campaign because of technology. he said to me, ok, but as to be about the grass roots. >> and you have to win. >> so we -- he made the single most important scission to put us in chicago. i think that was a crucial moment. >> there was debate about this. some people worried if there was a natural split between the west wing and the campaign, why did it work? >> because you had a bunch
it is lceal healthcare would not have pase d with out that. >> you were the first president since sdr to get 50% of the votwe twice. the country to talk to people. the truth is, the world had changed since 2008. all of those things have changed drastically. i went to see a lot of people and steven spielberg said to me, you have to blow up the 2008 campaign. you are on the the 1965 rolling stones once and then you charge too much for your ticket. it was an interesting way to think about...
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we all understood perhaps in the first term, the president was overrun with economic issues and healthcare. climate change is one where many people are saying mr. president it is time to stand up and lead. do you think he will do so? >> yes. i think we allowed it to be framed whether it was the carbon tax discussion, whether it was anything dealing with the public land. allowed it to be framed that this is hurting the economy. well, it's not. it is an economic issue. but dealing with the question of climate change which i think is the most bipartisan and the biggest elephant in the political room for this generation and future generations, i think it is a great legacy issue. and i think it needs to be confronted. and alternative energy, renewables, all of those a part of the package but as a political issue climate change can't be ignored. and the president -- i think president obama has an opportunity here to begin -- not only a discussion but begin some administrative action, independent of congress to begin to deal with climate change as the issue for the future as opposed to ignoring i
we all understood perhaps in the first term, the president was overrun with economic issues and healthcare. climate change is one where many people are saying mr. president it is time to stand up and lead. do you think he will do so? >> yes. i think we allowed it to be framed whether it was the carbon tax discussion, whether it was anything dealing with the public land. allowed it to be framed that this is hurting the economy. well, it's not. it is an economic issue. but dealing with the...
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. >> eliot: the supreme court decides a law such as the president's healthcare reform act, which i happen to like and think is constitutional, but chief justice roberts who whose vote says its constitutional. >> it was to be decided by the people and we just had an election about that. >> eliot: that is the difference between the presidential process, either with the congress or executive and the judiciary which has to make sure what we do is within these boundaries. let's take something like affirmative action and put it in that context. what is the constitutional issue when it comes to affirmative action. >> the tricky question is what those words equal protection really mean. do they surely prohibit the kind of apartheid policies that were condemned in brown versus board of education. those policies were designed to really stigmatize and put down to treat a second class of the blacks who had before that experienced generations of slavery and subordination. the same thing if they are used to up a racially outcome by bringing folks who have been previously excluded historically from the
. >> eliot: the supreme court decides a law such as the president's healthcare reform act, which i happen to like and think is constitutional, but chief justice roberts who whose vote says its constitutional. >> it was to be decided by the people and we just had an election about that. >> eliot: that is the difference between the presidential process, either with the congress or executive and the judiciary which has to make sure what we do is within these boundaries. let's...
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and many people felt it was a good thing when robert upheld part of the affordable healthcare act. one of them is the victim and says that it would not be upheld by the promise of the commerce clause. it is the cornerstone of the entire civil rights movement. the insurance industry, the whole broad enormous impact of the insurance industry, they are not going to be part of the commerce club, then the ability to ride a bus or to enter a store in the whole notion of public accommodation is founded in the commerce clause. and i think that, you know, does the things that i worry about. that is the ground of all the conversations we are having and the current supreme court does not seem committed to that last 50 years of jurisprudence and that worries me great deals you feed. >> what other political issues that are important for queer communities -- the energy that we are putting around marriage equality issue. >> this is an important question. issues of employment discrimination are critically important. even things like health care disparity, if you will, the reality of where lbgt peo
and many people felt it was a good thing when robert upheld part of the affordable healthcare act. one of them is the victim and says that it would not be upheld by the promise of the commerce clause. it is the cornerstone of the entire civil rights movement. the insurance industry, the whole broad enormous impact of the insurance industry, they are not going to be part of the commerce club, then the ability to ride a bus or to enter a store in the whole notion of public accommodation is...
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he said the healthcare. we have to improve healthcare and the whole issue is if you get the universal healthcare, then you've avoided this medicaid medicare, you know, whatever and it is more efficient because you're not sending money -- spending money for profit. you're doing it for the v.a. and for everybody. >> bill: i forget, doris igor, jump in here, too i forget the exact number but the congressional budget office proved that -- you're right. single payer would be even more efficient but we're not going to go there because we didn't. but obama care would save hundreds of millions -- hundreds of billions of dollars in delivery of healthcare costs by making it more efficient and bringing more people into the system and therefore have more capacity to deliver. >> you lower the rate of growth which is the key to lowering cost and the irony is you have boehner and cantor saying let's put obama care on the table in these negotiations when this is the law that reduces costs and reduces the deficit. >> bill: w
he said the healthcare. we have to improve healthcare and the whole issue is if you get the universal healthcare, then you've avoided this medicaid medicare, you know, whatever and it is more efficient because you're not sending money -- spending money for profit. you're doing it for the v.a. and for everybody. >> bill: i forget, doris igor, jump in here, too i forget the exact number but the congressional budget office proved that -- you're right. single payer would be even more...
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your healthcare needs are unique. that's why, with over 30 years of medicare experience, we're here to guide you every step of the way. open enrollment ends december 7th. so don't wait. if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> going over the fiscal cliff will hurt our economy and hurt job creation in our country. this is not good for our country. it's as simple auts that and th president wants it. >> republicans act like they have a strong card to play with the so-called fiscal cliff. but who are they snoolg according to a new poll, 60% of americans are in favor of letting the bush tax cuts for the super rich expire. now with members of speaker boehner's own caucus desse
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they have the means to buy their own healthcare. >> i know we can't afford to spend 690 billion on our defense but there are smart ways and dumb ways to cut defense spending. we have places all over western europe where there hasn't been a threat since 1989. >> thi am trying not to paint u too far in a box that tells boehner what to do. >> he didn't care to negotiate cuts on camera. >> we will have that conversation with the president. >> there will be an opportunity when treasury secretary tim geithner comes up here to capitol hill to meet with top 4 congressional leaders. >> heather and heather back to you. >> mike emanuel, thank you very much. >> coming up next on the rundown are you looking to earn a little extra cash during the holidays? cheryl casone that is three companies who are hiring right now. >> i now pronounce you significant others. what the heck is that? we will tell you about this one state that is cutting out the word husband and wife from marriage certificates. >> it's true. flush >> welcome back. it is 22 after the top of the hour. two weeks after he was busted for
they have the means to buy their own healthcare. >> i know we can't afford to spend 690 billion on our defense but there are smart ways and dumb ways to cut defense spending. we have places all over western europe where there hasn't been a threat since 1989. >> thi am trying not to paint u too far in a box that tells boehner what to do. >> he didn't care to negotiate cuts on camera. >> we will have that conversation with the president. >> there will be an...
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ask your healthcare provider about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. other possible side effects include injection site reactions. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions, such as body rash, trouble with breathing, fast heartbeat, or sweating. with flexpen®... say good night to vial and syringe. ask your doctor about levemir® flexpen. covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. >>> arizona's notorious sheriff joe arpaio wants to set things straight when it comes to his lousy record on diversity and civil rights. arpaio told the arizona republic he can, quote, get along great with the hispanics. the hispanics? not exactly spreading the love. here's what arpaio said after winning re-election despite an aggressively challenge from a latino activist. >> i would hope to get together with the latino community if i could ever have them talk to me without screaming and threatening me. >>
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your healthcare needs are unique. that's why, with over 30 years of medicare experience, we're here to guide you every step of the way. open enrollment ends december 7th. so don't wait. if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> i'm suzanne malveaux. >>> before we continue, george h.w. bush is being treated for a lingering cough following a bout of bronc kites. the former president is 88 years old. he was hospitalized six days ago at methodist hospital in houston. well, he is expected to be released by the weekend. it f we learn more, of course, we'll bring it to you live. now to today's big meeting at the white house. imagine it, kind of awkward, wrau, like a first date compained with the bitter political campaign. that's one way to describe what's happening here. a lunch date between the president and mitt romney. we actually -- there you go. you see him there. caught a glimpse of-mitt romney
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ask your healthcare provider about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. other possible side effects include injection site reactions. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions, such as body rash, trouble with breathing, fast heartbeat, or sweating. with flexpen®... say good night to vial and syringe. ask your doctor about levemir® flexpen. covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> "the new york times" has reported that just before the election, the president's national security team began drafting specific guidelines for the use of predator drones. it was motivated by fear of what a potential romney administration might do with these weapons in the figh
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number two we won't repeal healthcare reform. nobody's going to kill medicare and make old people in this generation or any other generation fight it out in the open market to get themselves health insurance. we won't do that. we're not going to give the 20% tax cut to millionaires and billionaires and expect cutting programs like food stamps and kids help. we're not going to make you clear it with your boss if you want to get bit control with the insurance plan that you're on. we're not going to redefine race. we're not going to amend the constitution to stop gay people from getting married. double yea for that. okay. thank you. we're not going to double down on guantanamo. we're not eliminating the department of energy. department of education or housing at the federal level. we're not going to spend $2 trillion on the military that the military does not want. we're not scaling back on student loans because the country things you should borrow money from your parents. we're not self-deporting. we're not letting detroit go bankr
number two we won't repeal healthcare reform. nobody's going to kill medicare and make old people in this generation or any other generation fight it out in the open market to get themselves health insurance. we won't do that. we're not going to give the 20% tax cut to millionaires and billionaires and expect cutting programs like food stamps and kids help. we're not going to make you clear it with your boss if you want to get bit control with the insurance plan that you're on. we're not going...
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you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an understatement, eliot. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, it's "the stephanie miller show." [ ♪ music ♪ ] [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> stephanie: mm-hmm, it is "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 1-800-steph-12 is the phone number toll-free. paul tonko coming up. check it out. oh, what's tomorrow, friday? >> yes. >> stephanie: we're going to have very, very huge sexy liberal news. >> huge, huge. >> are we? >> stephanie: yes, we have plans for 2013, and the first announcement is coming up tomorrow. and isn't the official rapper of "the stephanie miller show" macaroni. ♪ hey, wake up ♪ it's alm
you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontational, but to understand what the other side is saying, and i'd like to arm our viewers with the ability to argue with their conservative uncle joe over the dinner table. >>i jump out of my skin at people when i'm upset. they're doing this this corruption based on corruption based on corruption. >>that's an...
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every other issue that we think of as important getting healthcare system that works and we could afford, getting reform on wall street that doesn't -- that works. doesn't make our economy vulnerable to the gambles of people in our society. finding a way to address the fundamental debt crisis that will burden our children and our children's children and our children's children's children. if you don't fundamentally change the way these elections are financed, you're going to keep getting candidates who are in favor of their funders. of course! >> cenk: there was just a poll done where 67% of americans said politicians need to do something about climate change. they need to take legislative action. only 25% said no. don't do anything. 67% to 25%. if we had a functioning democracy, there would be immediate action on that. but in reality there is not a peep. so i've been covering politics for about 17 years now. the reason that i'm passionate about campaign finance reform is it is the rosetta stone of politics. if you want to know who's going to win on any given issue it always comes back t
every other issue that we think of as important getting healthcare system that works and we could afford, getting reform on wall street that doesn't -- that works. doesn't make our economy vulnerable to the gambles of people in our society. finding a way to address the fundamental debt crisis that will burden our children and our children's children and our children's children's children. if you don't fundamentally change the way these elections are financed, you're going to keep getting...
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healthcare is another big one. i don't agree with the president's health plan as it's moving forward. i think west virginians agree with me there. they don't want to see a big expansion into their healthcare. there are a lot of differences. >> greta: it's going to be interesting race to watch. if we had more time, we would go into sort of the history, the political history in your state, because that makes it equally as interesting with your family and senator rockefeller. we'll save that for another day. >> sounds great, greta. thank you. >> greta: thank you. and coming up, your last call. it's a sight that you have never seen before. a house is holding up traffic literally. that's next. to his underarm. axiron, the only underarm treatment for low t, can restore testosterone levels back to normal in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact wh
healthcare is another big one. i don't agree with the president's health plan as it's moving forward. i think west virginians agree with me there. they don't want to see a big expansion into their healthcare. there are a lot of differences. >> greta: it's going to be interesting race to watch. if we had more time, we would go into sort of the history, the political history in your state, because that makes it equally as interesting with your family and senator rockefeller. we'll save that...
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healthcare.gov, i know people are afraid of government sites but healthcare.gov has some really good explanationless of what's going on. they'll tell you what's going on for individuals, for small business, for large businesses. it gives you a lot of information and then the kaiser family foundation also does a lot of really good work on this. families u.s.a. has good information. you can really reach out and look for information online but go to some of those resources especially healthcare.gov because they break it down. you can read the entire law. >> stephanie: i'm not doing this as a public service to help people. i'm trying to do it as a way to clear my inbox of questions for you so that i can get more pictures of cute puppies and kitty videos. >> i get a lot of questions but there are only so many hours in the day and i have to stay up on this pentagon petraeus thing. >> stephanie: you've got stuff to do and i've got kitty videos to look at. can you ask jacki a thousand times a day. [ buzz
healthcare.gov, i know people are afraid of government sites but healthcare.gov has some really good explanationless of what's going on. they'll tell you what's going on for individuals, for small business, for large businesses. it gives you a lot of information and then the kaiser family foundation also does a lot of really good work on this. families u.s.a. has good information. you can really reach out and look for information online but go to some of those resources especially...
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gallup says this is the first result against government healthcare since 2000. the head of the postal service says the agency can be $8 billion in the black each year. if it's allowed to cut retiree healthcare fund payment and eliminate saturday mail delivery. patrick donahoe notes the agency is losing $16 billion a year right now. money can't buy happiness and it apparently isn't doing much for government communication either. plus, what happened when a popular tourist town said no to a famous method of raising money? grapevine is next. ♪ (announcer) when subaru owners look in the mirror, they see more than themselves. so we celebrate our year-end with the "share the love" event. get a great deal on a new subaru and 250 dollars goes to your choice of five charities. by the end of th, our fifth year, our total can reach almost 25 million dollars. it's a nice reflection on us all. now through january 2nd. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. medicare open enrollment. time to compare plans and costs. you don't have to make changes. but it never hurts
gallup says this is the first result against government healthcare since 2000. the head of the postal service says the agency can be $8 billion in the black each year. if it's allowed to cut retiree healthcare fund payment and eliminate saturday mail delivery. patrick donahoe notes the agency is losing $16 billion a year right now. money can't buy happiness and it apparently isn't doing much for government communication either. plus, what happened when a popular tourist town said no to a famous...
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can i have free birth control, free healthcare? what's snowpacked. >> i don'what's happened?>> i dy wakes up in the morning, saying what can the government to give to me? there's still self determination to get ahead, but the government sits like a lead weight on our ankles. particularly if you get into a situation where the government is not just your safety net, but becomes part of your everyday life for maybe a generation or two, it becomes harder to break that cycle. >> look, i think deep down america knows that what's going on is wrong. i don't see great enthusiasm and euphoria following the re-election of barack obama. deep down, i think america knows there's something wrong with the state of america today. it's become what can i get from my country? we know we can't afford it. we know that it's not traditional america. we know that morally it's wrong. there's a deep seated anxiety following this re-election -- >> sean: wait a minute. i'm going to play devil's advocate. just had an election on these very issues. >> yes. >> sean: i agree with you, but our side lost. >> y
can i have free birth control, free healthcare? what's snowpacked. >> i don'what's happened?>> i dy wakes up in the morning, saying what can the government to give to me? there's still self determination to get ahead, but the government sits like a lead weight on our ankles. particularly if you get into a situation where the government is not just your safety net, but becomes part of your everyday life for maybe a generation or two, it becomes harder to break that cycle. >>...
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your healthcare needs are unique. that's why, with over 30 years of medicare experience, we're here to guide you every step of the way. open enrollment ends december 7th. so don't wait. if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> more top lawmakers have expressed the need to break away from the anti-tax activist grover norquist. here is another one. >> the key here is whether or not the republicans will move away from the ideologically rigid position which has been the grover norquist pledge. >> a pledge signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. >> i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the kcountry only if democras will do entitlement reform. >> let me salute lindsey graham. what he said about revenue and taxes needs to be said on his side of the aisle. >> joining me now is the president of american bridge 21st century and a former spokesperson for harry reid
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we ought to be talking about reforming healthcare. not just medicare. but you know, why don't we negotiate prices for prescription drugs? that would save us $160 billion over ten years. the fee for service volume-driven system that's making it unaffordable, these are things that ought to be put into the discussion and not have it just be what's the ratio because bottom line, we have to come up with something that's more efficient, more effective more sustainable. >> eliot: you make a hugely important point. no question when it comes to healthcare, we have to change, bend to the curve to use the language of washington, d.c. or else we will have a crisis. on the other hand, there are other areas of government spending where we must invest and as you point out in 19th century infrastructure does not make us competitive and what's been lost in some of the conversation here is the necessity of making those investments. are you going to try to lead the charge to bring us back to a more sensible middle ground on this? >> i am. i think some republicans might ag
we ought to be talking about reforming healthcare. not just medicare. but you know, why don't we negotiate prices for prescription drugs? that would save us $160 billion over ten years. the fee for service volume-driven system that's making it unaffordable, these are things that ought to be put into the discussion and not have it just be what's the ratio because bottom line, we have to come up with something that's more efficient, more effective more sustainable. >> eliot: you make a...
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think most persons want healthcare that is patient centered between them and their doctors. when you look at obama care and what we can see about making that law go away there are some provisions in there. there are taxes on a medical device industry that caused people to lose access perhaps to certain kinds of treatment that will actually provide a lot of harm to job growth in a very growing industry in this country in the medical device area. there is also this thing called the independent payment advisory board that is the essence of washington controlling all that healthcare is about in this country. there's bipartisan support to do away with that. will the president sign it? yet to be seen. bill: eric cantor thank you. we are going to work through this for the next 34, 35 days and possibly beyond. so we'll be in touch with you and many others. eric cantor thank you. martha. martha: so, as president obama mulls a number of things, including the fiscal cliff he also has to make a decision about his new secretary of state. condoleezzaa rice has a warning today that the mid
think most persons want healthcare that is patient centered between them and their doctors. when you look at obama care and what we can see about making that law go away there are some provisions in there. there are taxes on a medical device industry that caused people to lose access perhaps to certain kinds of treatment that will actually provide a lot of harm to job growth in a very growing industry in this country in the medical device area. there is also this thing called the independent...
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governor brewer has been an outspoken critic of president obama and his healthcare law, and tonight, in a letter to the obama administration, governor brewer saying there are too many costs and unanswered questions with the state-run exchanges. that means the federal government will have to set up the exchange for arizona. states have until december 14th to announce whether they will run their own exchanges. we'll keep you posted about the other states. >>> and for weeks and weeks, "on the record" has been trying toh3 get to the bottom of what happened in be benghazi. senator john mccain had the first meeting with ambassador rice. we spoke with him a short time ago. senator, nice to see you. >> thank you, gret greta. >> greta: today the president obama told her he couldn't be prouder of her job, and rest of the exhibi exhibit exhibicabine. do you agree? >> no, i don't. the handling of the benghazi tragedy that took the lives of four americans is to me -- raises many, many questions about her qualifications to be the secretary of state. >> greta: you met with her yesterday. how long d
governor brewer has been an outspoken critic of president obama and his healthcare law, and tonight, in a letter to the obama administration, governor brewer saying there are too many costs and unanswered questions with the state-run exchanges. that means the federal government will have to set up the exchange for arizona. states have until december 14th to announce whether they will run their own exchanges. we'll keep you posted about the other states. >>> and for weeks and weeks,...
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healthcare is another big one. i don't agree with the president's health plan as it's moving forward. i think west virginians agree with me there. they don't want to see a big expansion into their healthcare. there are a lot of differences. >> greta: it's going to be interesting race to watch. if we had more time, we would go into sort of the history, the political history in your state, because that makes it equally as interesting with your family and senator rockefeller. we'll save that for another day. >> sounds great, greta. thank you. >> greta: thank you. and coming up, your last call. it's a sight that you have never seen before. a house is holding up trafffffff have a good night. re you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we stilneed your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a
healthcare is another big one. i don't agree with the president's health plan as it's moving forward. i think west virginians agree with me there. they don't want to see a big expansion into their healthcare. there are a lot of differences. >> greta: it's going to be interesting race to watch. if we had more time, we would go into sort of the history, the political history in your state, because that makes it equally as interesting with your family and senator rockefeller. we'll save that...
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healthcare system problem. these problems exist. we'll have to find a way to find common ground. >> president is focused on the work that we have to do right now to help our economy grow and help our economy create jobs. it's to move the country forward economically. >> right now our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. our top priority is jobs and growth. >> when it comes to the great economic challenges of the moment, saying you want a balanced approach is not a plan. saying people need to pay their fair share isn't a plan. >> the four years of the obama administration, economic policies, they are clearly anti-business, anti-entrepreneur. they are anti-job creation. >> greta: so what about the next four years? as we stare down the fiscal cliff, are your taxes going up? well, what about those taxes? >> they are going up definitely for higher income americans. if you are in the middle-class, i think it's safe to say that taxes will not go up because politicians on both sides. president, democrats and rep
healthcare system problem. these problems exist. we'll have to find a way to find common ground. >> president is focused on the work that we have to do right now to help our economy grow and help our economy create jobs. it's to move the country forward economically. >> right now our economy is still recovering from a very deep and damaging crisis. our top priority is jobs and growth. >> when it comes to the great economic challenges of the moment, saying you want a balanced...
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with his second term how secure, is the signature healthcare law a sure thing. from the obamacare a sure thing or vast expansion of medicaid, heavily dependent on state implementation and a growing number of the governors are saying they won't do the federal government's bidding. wisconsin's scott walker is one of them and joins me now, governor, great to have you with us. >> paul, good to be with you. >> paul: when you wrote to the hhs secretary kathleen sebelius, you wouldn't set up a state exchange you wouldn't have the flexibility to make it work. why don't you elaborate on what you mean by lack of flexibility. >> each of the governors who run it, a state run, partnership or referring to the federal government. any folks that have a state run exchange they need to realize in the end there is no flexibility in terms of final outcome, there is no substantive difference between the three option, all of them lead to a federally run exchange one way or the other. great example of that talking to my friend gary herbert, the governor of utah, utah, and probably mos
with his second term how secure, is the signature healthcare law a sure thing. from the obamacare a sure thing or vast expansion of medicaid, heavily dependent on state implementation and a growing number of the governors are saying they won't do the federal government's bidding. wisconsin's scott walker is one of them and joins me now, governor, great to have you with us. >> paul, good to be with you. >> paul: when you wrote to the hhs secretary kathleen sebelius, you wouldn't set...
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>> well, because i think you see more children getting the kind of education, the healthcare they need to grow taxpayers. >> bill: facts don't show that, juan. mary katharine, go ahead. >> folks like juan who paint texas jobs as horrible need to figure out whether obama gets -- wants to take credit for the jobs that texas has largely been creating during his tenure or they want to slam them as ineffect actual. look, in the end, for folks who are most at risk, what do the left most care about, income inequality. higher in california than it is in texas right now. when you talk about the kind of jobs that folks get or welfare, for instance, 1/3 of america's welfare recipients in california even though it makes up 1/8th of the country's population. these are not good stats for the people who are least among us who we are caring about who as liberals we want to serve it doesn't work for them. >> bill: i think this is why. if you are a person who is dependent on government, and who doesn't want to compete in the marketplace, you are redding for california. if you are an entrepreneur, and yo
>> well, because i think you see more children getting the kind of education, the healthcare they need to grow taxpayers. >> bill: facts don't show that, juan. mary katharine, go ahead. >> folks like juan who paint texas jobs as horrible need to figure out whether obama gets -- wants to take credit for the jobs that texas has largely been creating during his tenure or they want to slam them as ineffect actual. look, in the end, for folks who are most at risk, what do the left...
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when the republicans ran government, they never did anything for a healthcare plan. host: will in oxnzrdard, california. guest: it is obvious where he is coming from. medicare and social security has helped bring a lot of seniors out of poverty. there are social security scare tactics used. i call itmedi-scare. -- call it medi-scare. in 1996, the came forth with a plan to fix medicare. they know it is one to go broke. it is 10 or 12 years away from insolvency. even president obama's chief of staff said it may be only five years before it is insolvent. in 1996, the republicans came forth with a plan. they said this is an attempt to try to fix medicare to keep it viable and alive for future generations. the nancy pelosi of that day, richard gephardt said they are trying to dismantle social security and drive it over the cliff. the washington post is known as a leftist-center paper. the washington post said dick bull.dt's charges were they said they are trying to attack republicans. half to come together and fix this problem. that was 1996 and we are 15 years closer to
when the republicans ran government, they never did anything for a healthcare plan. host: will in oxnzrdard, california. guest: it is obvious where he is coming from. medicare and social security has helped bring a lot of seniors out of poverty. there are social security scare tactics used. i call itmedi-scare. -- call it medi-scare. in 1996, the came forth with a plan to fix medicare. they know it is one to go broke. it is 10 or 12 years away from insolvency. even president obama's chief of...
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your healthcare needs are unique. that's why, with over 30 years of medicare experience, we're here to guide you every step of the way. open enrollment ends december 7th. so don't wait. if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ with his wife, danielle, almost every weekend. derrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ shirley ] things are sometimes a little tight around the house. i wasn't able to go to the wedding. [ emily jo ] since derrell couldn't get home, we decided to bring home to him and then just gave him a little bit of help finding his way. ♪ [ laughs ] [ applause ] i love you. i love you, too. >>> chris wear is the greatest graphic novelist of all-time and not even close. i'm hooked on the work devouring everything he's done. the drawings are meticulous and realistic. his stories are hyper realistic tales of isolation told from humanity's seamy side and this
your healthcare needs are unique. that's why, with over 30 years of medicare experience, we're here to guide you every step of the way. open enrollment ends december 7th. so don't wait. if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ with his wife, danielle, almost every weekend. derrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ shirley ] things are sometimes a...
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if you're between 18 and 24 years old, the healthcare law will unfairly stick you with higher premiums. dennis, how is that younger people in this age group are hit harder, or higher premiums? >> so obamacare has new rules going in in 2014, and actturarial firm studied, this and the young will bear a bigger burden of the cost increases. 18 to 24 years old, your premium costs could go up 45% in 2014. 25-29, your premium could go up 35% more. if you're 50, your costs will fall 5%. over 60, down 13%. the elderly healthcare costs are five times to six times as high as a cost for a 20-year-old, yet we're giving them price breaks -- i say them, me -- charging more to younger people, yet older people earn far more. >> greta: if i was 18 or 19 years old, i wish, why in the world would i buy healthcare? because i can pay the penalty of about $700, and should i get sick i can always go out and buy insurance because i can get it for a pre-existing problem. >> exactly. >> greta: and if i don't buy into that pool, that reduces the entire pool to keep the cost down for everybody. >> bingo. where he
if you're between 18 and 24 years old, the healthcare law will unfairly stick you with higher premiums. dennis, how is that younger people in this age group are hit harder, or higher premiums? >> so obamacare has new rules going in in 2014, and actturarial firm studied, this and the young will bear a bigger burden of the cost increases. 18 to 24 years old, your premium costs could go up 45% in 2014. 25-29, your premium could go up 35% more. if you're 50, your costs will fall 5%. over 60,...
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and there is no question on social issues whether it's women's healthcare or immigration. there was asset of issues that for younger voters was important to think about the kind of country and kind of president they wanted representing them. so on all those questions people wrestled carefully. i think that's why ultimately enough people in enough battleground states chose the president to continue this journey we're on. quickly in terms of demography. we don't know this for sure but we could be seeing different elections in on years and off years. the election in 2014 is going to be different than presidential electorates. and the comments i made were predicated on what we thought would happen in a presidential election. you had latinos turning out. the president won the cuban vote. the first time infer florida. you saw young voters actually exceeding in most states their turnout from four years ago to the surprise of most analyst. you saw african turn out even though the excitement was four years ago, you saw a real determination there to support the president and you saw
and there is no question on social issues whether it's women's healthcare or immigration. there was asset of issues that for younger voters was important to think about the kind of country and kind of president they wanted representing them. so on all those questions people wrestled carefully. i think that's why ultimately enough people in enough battleground states chose the president to continue this journey we're on. quickly in terms of demography. we don't know this for sure but we could be...
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bill: also there is a key component to the presiden president's new healthcare law. another state is now rejecting part of obama care making the total number of states at 17. the governor of one of those states will explain his decision in minutes. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. d bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. martha: as we speak there is a big meeting going on on capitol hill over the fiscal cliff. tr
bill: also there is a key component to the presiden president's new healthcare law. another state is now rejecting part of obama care making the total number of states at 17. the governor of one of those states will explain his decision in minutes. having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex...
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ask your healthcare provider about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. other possible side effects include injection site reactions. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions, such as body rash, trouble with breathing, fast heartbeat, or sweating. with flexpen®... say good night to vial and syringe. ask your doctor about levemir® flexpen. covered by 90% of insurance plans, including medicare. find your co-pay at myflexpen.com. new information on that crash in texas where four veterans were killed. the crossing should have given a 30-second warning but only gave a 20-second warning. lawyer for the victim said ten extra seconds could have saved lives. railroad officials insist the crossing meets federal standards. >>> the attorney for a florida man who shot at an suv with four african-american teens inside says, quote, there are no compare sisons to the trayvon martin situation, end quote. she also says her client is not a vigilan
ask your healthcare provider about alcohol use, operating machinery, or driving. other possible side effects include injection site reactions. tell your healthcare provider about all medicines you take and all of your medical conditions. get medical help right away if you experience serious allergic reactions, such as body rash, trouble with breathing, fast heartbeat, or sweating. with flexpen®... say good night to vial and syringe. ask your doctor about levemir® flexpen. covered by 90% of...
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and they weren't going have enough votes to get the actual healthcare law passed in the senate if they needed another 60 votes because scott brown was that last person who could helpful buster. they changed the rules to alloy to you push it through with 51 votes. it's been used on major legislation. whatever party is not in power. this is dangerous for senator reid. >> sure it is. watch out what you are hoping for here. when the republicans are black power and this is -- in our republic that happens. the republicans are in power. the republicans are in power. how is minority leader harry reid going to feel about the filibuster being gone? they will be objecting to it. all the things republicans can be saying if this takes place. be careful what you wish for. the reality is this would and dramatic reshaping of the entire way in which the legislative process is run. remember the senate was supposed to be the body of the legislature that would allow for cooling off so cooler heads could prevail. kind of like the house of commons being aggressive in the bedmaight the senate. this does away
and they weren't going have enough votes to get the actual healthcare law passed in the senate if they needed another 60 votes because scott brown was that last person who could helpful buster. they changed the rules to alloy to you push it through with 51 votes. it's been used on major legislation. whatever party is not in power. this is dangerous for senator reid. >> sure it is. watch out what you are hoping for here. when the republicans are black power and this is -- in our republic...
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i mean, if you got more than 50 employees, full time employees, you've got to provide healthcare. could you not make it a condition of employment that look, i'm responsible for your healthcare, therefore, you've got to take care of your health, you've got to have a flu shot? >> probably coming and that would be an excellent argument in court. the government might make that argument. we are the ultimate guarantor for your medical bills. we're going to tell you how to keep healthy, exercise more and don't eat carbohydrates. stuart: i oppose all of this vigorously. i don't want any government, any authorities saying get a flu shot or ou're fired. i don't want that, do you? >> no, i'm generally with you, but we are creating a society in which authoritarian attitude will mandate what our behavior should be and the consequences are odious. stuart: sandra of course would say get a flu shot or you're fired. sandra: you are putting words in my mouth. i would encourage it, not mandate. liz: would you put it on the employee questionnaire, would you also fire smokers too? would you say did yo
i mean, if you got more than 50 employees, full time employees, you've got to provide healthcare. could you not make it a condition of employment that look, i'm responsible for your healthcare, therefore, you've got to take care of your health, you've got to have a flu shot? >> probably coming and that would be an excellent argument in court. the government might make that argument. we are the ultimate guarantor for your medical bills. we're going to tell you how to keep healthy, exercise...
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eligibility for medicare, he says that could result in problems with senior citizens having gaps in their healthcare coverage. makes baucus said he wants to make sure rural hospitals are taken care of. he wants to see wind tax credits for wind farms in montana. if you see lawmakers lining up behind their interests in their state, it's going to be hard when you have got republicans saying we don't want to raise taxes, democrats saying we want to cut spending but don't cut the spending in my state. megyn: do you think they will bring a pointer? >> reporter: i don't know if it will and ross perot-style briefing. but we'll report every moment of it. megyn: nearly all americans will see their taxes go up if the president and congress do not reach a budget deal by january 1. 158 million americans would be affected. each household would pay an average of $3,500 more each year in taxes. 88% of house old would see their taxes ride. rule every american is expected to feel the pinch. we'll break down the numbers on the latest proposals and see who maintains what depending on what kind of deal is reached. and a
eligibility for medicare, he says that could result in problems with senior citizens having gaps in their healthcare coverage. makes baucus said he wants to make sure rural hospitals are taken care of. he wants to see wind tax credits for wind farms in montana. if you see lawmakers lining up behind their interests in their state, it's going to be hard when you have got republicans saying we don't want to raise taxes, democrats saying we want to cut spending but don't cut the spending in my...
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we began to do that under the affordable healthcare act. there are other things you can accelerate to do exactly that. if you have two choices why not take the khoeuts tha choices overall costs than transferring overall costs. martha: doctors are no longer taking medicare patients. you need to find a different which to get at the problem because they are loosing those services as a result of that anyway. >> actually, martha, every survey that's been taken shows that patient satisfaction in the medicare program is much higher than patient satisfaction than the private health insurance market. that's been the results of numerous surveys that have been done over the last couple of years. martha: i could introduce you to doctors who would say otherwise and say they are no longer taking medicare patients as a result of all this. let me ask you one question -- martha question dash. >> there are doctors in very high cost markets that are doing that. martha: let me ask you a question. do you believe a deal can and will be reached before this fiscal
we began to do that under the affordable healthcare act. there are other things you can accelerate to do exactly that. if you have two choices why not take the khoeuts tha choices overall costs than transferring overall costs. martha: doctors are no longer taking medicare patients. you need to find a different which to get at the problem because they are loosing those services as a result of that anyway. >> actually, martha, every survey that's been taken shows that patient satisfaction...
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have preventive healthcare. as opposed to having thousands and thousands of people in emergency rooms. >> bill: we've seen -- i hate that phrase, too. i was going to ask about that. glad you brought it up. this phrase entitlement reform because every time you hear the republicans say we'll accept new revenue as long as democrats are ready to deal with entitlement reform. by entitlement reform, we know what they mean. >> these are the same republicans who, by the way said during the election, to seniors, we're not cutting medicare. but at the end of the day, you need a balanced approach. but a balanced approach means to not go after that which has been cut and cut and cut where kids are being hurt, class sizes across the country are already 30 40 kids. and we need to make sure we keep -- we preserve our future. >> bill: i want to come back to -- i mean you have a well-deserved reputation. teachers are among the most effective political activists i think on the planet. thanks to you and nea and other organizations
have preventive healthcare. as opposed to having thousands and thousands of people in emergency rooms. >> bill: we've seen -- i hate that phrase, too. i was going to ask about that. glad you brought it up. this phrase entitlement reform because every time you hear the republicans say we'll accept new revenue as long as democrats are ready to deal with entitlement reform. by entitlement reform, we know what they mean. >> these are the same republicans who, by the way said during the...